Acting
Robert Earl Jones
1910 · Tate County, Mississippi, USA
22 films
Bio
Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1910 – September 7, 2006), sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor and professional boxer. One of the first prominent black film stars, Jones was a living link with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, having worked with Langston Hughes early in his career.
Filmography
Trading Places
Attendant
The Sting
Luther Coleman
Witness
Custodian
The Cotton Club
Stage Door Joe
Maniac Cop 2
Harry
Sleepaway Camp
Ben
Wild River
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
Proof of the Man
Wilshire Hayward
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ben (archive footage)
One Potato, Two Potato
William Richards
Mississippi Summer1971
Mississippi Summer